Sasha Mutala and Alexis Lafrenière each had a pair of goals as Canada defeated Sweden 6-2 in the final of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday night.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...der-18-hockey/
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Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:38:09 GMTKunlun Red Star couldn’t have done much better while picking its newest global ambassador than the man they selected last week: Wayne Gretzky.
In hiring The Great One, Kunlun is bringing the brand...Kunlun Red Star couldn’t have done much better while picking its newest global ambassador than the man they selected last week: Wayne Gretzky.

In hiring The Great One, Kunlun is bringing the brand of the most statistically accomplished hockey player in the history of the sport to the Far East and making sure its aspiring players are learning from the best, as Gretzky explained to the media, including Sportsnet.ca, last week:

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]]>Hockey Card ForumSportsCardCollectivehttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2432259-17-18-UD-Premier-Hockey-10-Box-Master-Case-Break-297-*Team-Select*Alexis Lafreniere Dazzles at the Hlinka Gretzky Cuphttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2432153-Alexis-Lafreniere-Dazzles-at-the-Hlinka-Gretzky-Cup?goto=newpost
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:20:52 GMTSo the projected #1 overall pick in 2020 scored an absolutely incredible goal in the championship game against Sweden last night. This kid is 16 years old and pulling this kind of trickery:
...So the projected #1 overall pick in 2020 scored an absolutely incredible goal in the championship game against Sweden last night. This kid is 16 years old and pulling this kind of trickery:

The hobby has already taken notice of Lafreniere, as his UD CHL card is a solid $40 card already--correct me if I'm wrong, but even McDavid's pre-RC stuff from ITG wasn't that crazy was it?

The young Rimouski forward is certainly drawing attention and generating some early hype for himself.
]]>Hockey Card ForumRGM81https://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2432153-Alexis-Lafreniere-Dazzles-at-the-Hlinka-Gretzky-CupMontreal Media Creating, Debunking, Fake News Storieshttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2432119-Montreal-Media-Creating-Debunking-Fake-News-Stories?goto=newpost
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 03:55:33 GMTYou know it’s summertime when the Subban Montreal Media starts churning out fake news only to debunk their own malarkey. This week we have “learned”:
Max Pacioretty was going to hold out at...You know it’s summertime when the Subban Montreal Media starts churning out fake news only to debunk their own malarkey. This week we have “learned”:

Max Pacioretty was going to hold out at training camp if he wasn’t traded before the season starts. (Journal de Montreal)

Jonathan Drouin suffered a leg injury that would keep him out for the entire season. This one actually got enough legs behind it that Drouin’s agent, Allan Walsh, had to step in on Twitter to say, no, false and go about your business.

Thank goodness Carey spends his summers here in Kelowna so these vultures can only make up garbage DURING the season.

Man, I miss the days of Red Fisher and Dave Stubbs as the main guys in Montreal. They were both tough but fair. This fool Brendan Kelly has a personal vendetta against Bergevin for trading Subban—he rips the club at every opportunity, including a piece today saying that the Habs have been always mediocre since 1993. The guy is a such a tool I actually blocked him on Twitter.

Any other fun Montreal stories “happening” for us to put in the annals of the Bowling Green Massacre? Never remember!

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]]>Hockey Card ForumRGM81https://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2432119-Montreal-Media-Creating-Debunking-Fake-News-StoriesTraded card playershttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2432067-Traded-card-players?goto=newpost
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:08:39 GMTI will try to create a new PC..... Traded players on card !!! It's so sample.... Jerseys not the same of logo...

I need your help to found a lot of cards.... So, if you found any information, just post on this page please...

Tony
]]>Hockey Card ForumLeafsmanhttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431987-ebay-or-Sports-Card-Directhttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431913-Stan-Mikita-s-legacy-includes-a-beautiful-friendship-with-Ross-MacNeill-a-hockey-loving-boy-who-bat?goto=newpost
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:54:44 GMTOff the hockey rink, away from the Hall of Fame induction and the United Center trophy unveiling and the Stanley Cup wins, Stan Mikita was a friend to Ross MacNeill.
Ross was a hockey-playing kid...Off the hockey rink, away from the Hall of Fame induction and the United Center trophy unveiling and the Stanley Cup wins, Stan Mikita was a friend to Ross MacNeill.

Ross was a hockey-playing kid from Wheaton who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in 2009, the summer before he started second grade.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifest...808-story.html
]]>Hockey Card Forumdoniceagehttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431913-Stan-Mikita-s-legacy-includes-a-beautiful-friendship-with-Ross-MacNeill-a-hockey-loving-boy-who-batOn his 31st birthday, where does Sidney Crosby rank in hockey history?https://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431907-On-his-31st-birthday-where-does-Sidney-Crosby-rank-in-hockey-history?goto=newpost
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:12:05 GMTSidney Crosby turns 31 today, which serves as a gentle reminder that “Sid the Kid” is closer to 40 than he is a teenager.
No, he’s not a kid anymore. Far from it, actually
...Sidney Crosby turns 31 today, which serves as a gentle reminder that “Sid the Kid” is closer to 40 than he is a teenager.

No, he’s not a kid anymore. Far from it, actually

https://theathletic.com/461702/2018/...ockey-history/
]]>Hockey Card Forumdoniceagehttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431907-On-his-31st-birthday-where-does-Sidney-Crosby-rank-in-hockey-historyLafleur nearly joined Gretzky with Kings 30 years agohttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431905-Lafleur-nearly-joined-Gretzky-with-Kings-30-years-ago?goto=newpost
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:06:49 GMTThe Montreal Canadiens' all-time points leader had been retired for about four years, but for Guy Lafleur, the magnetic pull of Wayne Gretzky was undeniable.

In August of 1988, a week after the Los Angeles Kings shocked the hockey world by acquiring Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers, Lafleur loved the idea of suiting up again, this time as a teammate of The Great One.

It wouldn't come to pass, and Lafleur signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers with a one-year option before the forward finished his jump-started career by playing two more seasons with the Quebec Nordiques. But the idea of playing with Gretzky, his teammate with Canada at the 1981 Canada Cup, was of huge appeal to Lafleur and the Kings.https://www.nhl.com/news/guy-lafleur...go/c-299702554
]]>Hockey Card Forumdoniceagehttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431905-Lafleur-nearly-joined-Gretzky-with-Kings-30-years-agoRIP HOFer Stan Mikitahttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431603-RIP-HOFer-Stan-Mikita?goto=newpost
Tue, 07 Aug 2018 20:45:07 GMTA true legend of the sport, his legacy will continue to live on. RIP to one of the game's greats.

https://www.tsn.ca/blackhawks-icon-m...t-78-1.1154392
]]>Hockey Card Forumravens_creedhttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431603-RIP-HOFer-Stan-MikitaBook Review: Sean Avery’s Trials and Triumphs Throughout the Hockey World and Beyondhttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431528-Book-Review-Sean-Avery’s-Trials-and-Triumphs-Throughout-the-Hockey-World-and-Beyond?goto=newpost
Tue, 07 Aug 2018 02:54:50 GMTSean Avery was one of the NHL’s most infamous players during the decade he spent in the league. Over the course of his 608 NHL games, Avery managed to hit, chirp, and agitate his way to becoming...Sean Avery was one of the NHL’s most infamous players during the decade he spent in the league. Over the course of his 608 NHL games, Avery managed to hit, chirp, and agitate his way to becoming public enemy #1 for 29 of the league’s then-30 teams on a nightly basis. As the one fan base he was embraced by during his time in hockey, Rangers fans usually remember Avery for some of his better moments. His four point night against the Dallas Stars after getting run out of town (which surprisingly isn’t so much as mentioned within the book) by them serves as one of those moments, as was his rivalry with St. Louis Blues assistant GM Martin Brodeur during his playing days.

https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2018...gers-red-wings
]]>Hockey Card Forumdoniceagehttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431528-Book-Review-Sean-Avery’s-Trials-and-Triumphs-Throughout-the-Hockey-World-and-BeyondImmigrant farm boy breaks tradition, sets up hockey repair shop in San Josehttps://www.sportscardforum.com/threads/2431524-Immigrant-farm-boy-breaks-tradition-sets-up-hockey-repair-shop-in-San-Jose?goto=newpost
Tue, 07 Aug 2018 02:39:48 GMTSan Jose’s Essan Galo was 12 when he immigrated to Nevada, Missouri from the Philippines.
In a town of about 4,000, his daily companions were farm animals—easier to talk to with a studder—and his...San Jose’s Essan Galo was 12 when he immigrated to Nevada, Missouri from the Philippines.

In a town of about 4,000, his daily companions were farm animals—easier to talk to with a studder—and his grandmother who taught him how to fix anything. He was a scrappy boy and farm work made him sturdy. To make up for the vast acres of isolation and boredom, his dad installed a 30-foot satellite dish, a 100-foot antenna and a ham radio rig that could get both minor league hockey and NHL.